Chapter 145 Immigration into Taiwan

The news that Shi Shipiao dispatched naval warships and collected sea ships to prepare to carry hungry people into Taiwan was leaked inadvertently, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. In less than half a day, the news that the emperor's 14th son, Prince Yinzhen, wanted to immigrate all 300,000 hungry people to Taiwan quickly spread throughout Quanzhou Prefecture as if it had grown wings, and quickly spread it to all prefectures and counties along the coast of Fujian.

As soon as the news spread, it attracted two completely different responses. The maritime merchants and the people were excited, while the wealthy families were panicked, like ants on a hot pan. [The latest updates are all available in the search.]

The reaction of the wealthy family was as expected by Yinzhen, and it was exactly what he wanted to see. However, he was surprised by the reactions of the maritime merchants and the people. After meditating for a moment, he called Liu Kan, the governor of Quanzhou.

Liu Kan was also very excited when he heard that Yinzhen wanted to immigrate to Taiwan with 300,000 yuan. He felt relaxed as a sending plague god. These hungry people killed many people during the riot. If they only came back, they would not know how many bloody revenge incidents would happen in the future. What is even more worrying is that these people tasted the sweetness of the riot and their management in the future would be annoying.

Upon hearing that Prince Xun was summoned, Liu Kan hurried to the Admiral's Office. After Yinzhen was waiting for him to pay his respects, he asked directly: "Mr. Liu, why are the people so happy to immigrate to Taiwan?"

Seeing that this was the question, Liu Kan bowed and said, "When I go back to the prince, Fujian has poor land, with many people and few land, while Taiwan has deserted land. In addition, Taiwan has fertile land and warm land. Rice, sugar cane, and miscellaneous grains must be harvested. It is harvested by one year, several times as much as Fujian.

Although the court has strict control over exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan, there are still many maritime merchants and people travel back and forth every year. The various situations in Taiwan are widely known in Fujian. Proverbs such as "Taiwan is good at eating" and "Taiwan money, flooding the feet" are also known to all women and children in Fujian. The people of Fujian regard Taiwan as a paradise.

The prince moved 300,000 hungry people to Taiwan in one fell swoop, which is a good deed by thousands of families. It is a great policy for Fujian, Taiwan, and hungry people. The subordinate officials would like to lead the people of Fujian to thank the prince for his kindness." As he said that, he knelt down and kowtowed three times solemnly.

After hearing this, Yinzhen was speechless for a while and moved hungry people to Taiwan. This was just a rumor he made to panic in the prefectures and counties along Fujian to achieve the goal of buying low food. He originally planned to just move thousands of people to act and be charming, but he did not expect that it would cause such a big response. He had to carefully consider immigrating to Taiwan.

After glanced at Liu Kan, who was kneeling on the ground, Yinzhen said softly: "Mr. Liu asked me to get up. I don't know much about the situation in Taiwan. Can Lord Liu talk about one or two in detail?"

After Liu Kan saw that he had finished speaking, Yinzhen was speechless for a long time, and was already confused. After hearing Yinzhen's words, he thought about the court's policy on Taiwan and that Yinzhen had only transported 50,000 stones of food. He couldn't help but feel a slump in his heart. Is Prince Heng's immigration to Taiwan just confusing? He got up in disappointment, carefully sat down with his body, with an expression of excitement and joy on his face, and instead a look of loss.

Seeing Liu Kan's face full of loss, Yinzhen couldn't help but think that the prefect was smart, but lacked some cleverness. Judging from his age, he should be a genuine Jinshi, so he had to check his resume, official voice, and people's expectations.

Liu Kan pondered for a while before slowly saying: "After returning to the prince, after regaining Taiwan, the court established the Taiwan Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Taiwan, Fengshan and Zhuluo counties. In order to prevent Taiwan from becoming a gathering place for various rebels again, the court has strict management of Taiwan and strict restrictions on the exchanges between coastal provinces and Taiwan, which is still the case with Fujian."

So that's it. No wonder the people were not surprised but happy when they heard about immigrating to Taiwan. Yinzhen nodded, and was interested in comparing him. Then he slowly said: "I have just gone to Jiangnan to build an ocean fleet and a navy. All my efforts are to defend the maritime territory. Although Taiwan is isolated overseas, it is an indispensable place for defense of the Southeast Sea. Developing Taiwan, immigration to Taiwan is not a temporary solution. Please tell me in detail what you know."

When Liu Kan heard this, he immediately became excited and bowed to his head and said, "Return to the prince, since he recovered Taiwan, the court has repatriated Taiwan's officers and soldiers and their families on a large scale. After the maritime ban was lifted, the court stipulated that officials who went to Taiwan were not allowed to bring their families, and that the people who went to Taiwan were more strict and had strict regulations. First, those who wanted to ferry Taiwan, should first give their original place of origin. After inspection by the Taiwan Xiamen Army, they could only be approved by the Taiwan Coast Defense Tongzhi. This is the so-called "subject" to enter Taiwan.

Second, those who cross the Taiwan Strait are not allowed to bring their families, and those who cross the Taiwan Strait are not allowed to be brought. Third, Guangdong has been a source of pirates, and because they have not escaped their habits, they are forbidden to cross the Taiwan Strait.

Prince, Fujian has always been a food-scarce province, with many people without land and people. Once a famine occurs, the hungry people will be displaced. Taiwan’s temptation to the people of Fujian is too great. Although the imperial court has such strict management, a large number of people still smuggled into Taiwan on small boats and die at sea every year. There are countless people on isolated islands.

If the prince could write to the court and allow immigrants to enter Taiwan, it would be like the rebirth of parents of the victims of Fujian. In addition, even if the violent and hungry people are brought back, there will be endless troubles in the local area. In the future, if they encounter famine, they will resurrect their old ways."

Yinzhen was speechless and spent a lot of effort to regain Taiwan, but instead of immigrating to develop, he strictly controlled it to curb Taiwan's population development. Kangxi took great pains to stabilize the country, but it also made people speechless.

After Liu Kan took his leave, Yinzhen meditated for a long time. Kangxi tried hard to suppress Taiwan's development, but he was afraid that Taiwan would become an anti-Qing base again. But if the ocean fleet was built, his concern should have been dispelled, right? The name "Shao" is a treasure land, and it is really a pity that it is so deserted.

After pondering for a long time, Yinzhen picked up the pen and wrote a sealed letter to Kangxi.

On the eighth day of the fifth month, heavy rain in Fujian was pouring.

On the ninth day of the fifth month, the first batch of three thousand hungry people who came back from recruitment boarded Fujian Navy warships and immigrated to Taiwan.

The large grain hoarders who were already panicking in their prefectures and counties no longer dared to wait and see. Although the price of grain is not large at present, anyone can see that the grain price has not been maintained for long. The entire southern Fujian population is dead and moved. Who can stockpile so much grain to sell to? It would be strange if it doesn’t plummet.

A large number of grain hoarders flocked to Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian. Now Yinzhen is a large number of grain buyers. He is responsible for providing relief to 300,000 hungry people. Everyone knows that Yinzhen is not short of money. In February this year, he only sold shares of the ocean-going trade fleet and collected 50 million taels. This is a rich man who is as rich as a country.

However, what paniced them was that Yinzhen did not see them at all, which made them even more panic. As the ships of hunger were transported to Taiwan, as the drought eased, the grain prices in southern Fujian began to decline, exactly the same as the price increase, with one price dropping a day.

The drought was eased, and grain merchants were in a hurry, and Yinzhen was also in a hurry. At this time, he was studying how to send troops to block the passes in various places to ensure that the Zhangzhou Plain, Quanzhou Plain, and Xinghua Plain could be restored and farmed and no longer be damaged by riots and hungry people.

It’s raining in Fujian, but there is still no rain in the capital.

While fasting and praying for rain in the palace, Kangxi issued an edict: "From now on, the Ministry of Justice will send personnel to inspect the prefectures and counties in the northern provinces and counties, investigate the prisons of the Qing Dynasty, and reduce the criminals. The ministers and officials in Beijing and local areas must be fasted to pray for the rain.

Now at this time of drought, I am busy all day long and night, without any matter, and do not think about all living beings. All the ministers should follow my thoughts, keep worrying and guarding every day, and pray sincerely for the people, so that the rain can hope to grow early."

As soon as Kangxi's decree was issued, the ministers in the capital immediately restrained themselves. The relatives and nobles of the royal family did not dare to show off their own interests outside, so as not to be impeached by others. The reprimand of Kangxi was a minor matter. If they were demoted, they would be a big loss.

The next day, Changchun Garden and Qingxi Bookstore.

After reading the secret letter from Quanzhou, Fujian, Kangxi walked slowly in the hall. In the letter, Yinzhen begged to move hungry Fujian people to Taiwan, and listed in detail the benefits of immigrants to Taiwan: First, alleviate the current situation of the small land in Fujian and fundamentally solve the problem of food shortage in Fujian. Second, Taiwan has a vast land, fertile land, and a suitable climate. It can be two or even three types a year. Once developed, in terms of grain, it can feed back to Fujian and Guangdong provinces, thereby alleviating the pressure from Jiangnan and Huguang. Third, Taiwan’s position in the defense of the Southeast Sea is becoming increasingly important, and the population is too small, which is not conducive to the defense of the garrison. Fourth, to consolidate the vast overseas territory in the future, immigration is also required. It is better to accumulate experience by immigrating to Taiwan first.

Xinwei, Yinzhen said that the second-class battleship purchased from the Dutch have begun to be built in Shanghai. This second-class battleship can carry thousands of soldiers at one time. Larger first-class battleships will be built in just a few years. The ocean-going fleet composed of such giant ships is not afraid of expeditions to the West, so why fear Taiwan’s small land?

If Taiwan could imitate Sichuan's example and migrate to Guangdong in large quantities, the landless sluts in Fujian could not only check and balance each other but also promote Taiwan's development. In a few years, the court would have another granary.

Kangxi sighed lightly, it was not to prevent the Han people from becoming a big shot in Taiwan and causing trouble in the southeast coast. Why did I spend a lot of energy to limit Taiwan's development? However, since there is an ocean-going fleet, I can really rest assured, and immigration checks and balances are also a good idea.

Shanghai's spies had already reported the second-level battleship mentioned by Yinzhen in the letter. Kangxi was also very fascinated by the second-level battleships that could carry thousands of people and nearly 100 artillery artillery. He secretly said that when the newly imitated second-level battleship was launched, Yinzhen must drive to Tianjin to open his eyes.

As for immigration to Taiwan, it is necessary to discuss at the court meeting before summoning the world.

After looking up, Kangxi sat back to the imperial case and wrote another edict: "Since ancient times, people have made mistakes, and people must be harmonious. Some officials of all sizes have secretly formed cliques and support, and cruel people still hold positions, and some innocent people may be innocent in prison. Anyone who is like this will be punished by God, and the cabinet, the nine ministers, and the ministers will be asked in detail."

Chapter 145 Immigration into Taiwan

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